In this guided, curricular inquiry, learners will work collaboratively to analyze the societal and environmental impact of catastrophic geological events. Learners will research historical geological events to also discover the movements and forces within the earth's crust.
Essential Question
How do catastrophic geological events affect people and the environment?
Contributing Questions
Outcomes
Science 7 - Earth and Space Science: Earth's Crust Outcome EC7.1
Analyze societal and environmental impacts of historical and current catastrophic geological events, and scientific understanding of movements and forces within Earth’s crust. [SI]
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Project Description
In this guided, curricular inquiry, learners will work collaboratively to analyze the societal and environmental impact of catastrophic geological events. Learners will research historical geological events to also discover the movements and forces within the earth's crust.Essential Question
How do catastrophic geological events affect people and the environment?
Contributing Questions
Outcomes
Science 7 - Earth and Space Science: Earth's Crust
Outcome EC7.1
Analyze societal and environmental impacts of historical and current catastrophic geological events, and scientific understanding of movements and forces within Earth’s crust. [SI]
ELA 7
Assessment
Concept Maps (individual task)
Reflections (individual task)
Final Project (group task)
Key Terms
geological
catastrophe
earthquakes
tsunamis
volcano
Richter scale
fault lines
plates
death
injury
starvation
society
forces
earth
earth's crust
Resources
Search Engines
Ask Kids
CyberSleuth Kids
Yahoo! Kids
KidsClick!
Websites
USGS Earthquake Hazards Programs
Geology for Kids
History for Kids
Kid Info Geology
Science Kids Geology
Kids.Gov Geology
Google Earth KML files
National Geographic
National Geographic Kids
Copyright Free Images
Open Photo
Flickr Creative Commons
Wikimedia
Group Guidelines
Group guidelines were created by grade seven students.